111op

It looks like Accademia is open at 8:15 (I just checked the website).

I'm planning on these other attractions:

San Zaccaria
Frari
Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Does someone know if these are also open in the morning? It'll be convenient to see #2 and #3 after Accademia.

I also want to see San Marco, but I believe it opens at 2 on Sundays. I've not checked and I'll make a reservation (alata.it).

No time for Doge's Palace.

Thanks!

elaine

I'm pretty sure the Frari is closed on Sunday mornings, might reopen in the p.m. (1pm or so)

Scuola San Rocco opens every day around 10 am or so

try www.aguestinvenice.com

elaine

nice website to preview the Tintorettos at San Rocco
and the Titian in the Frari, and lots more

http://www.wga.hu/index.html


also

http://www.cheapvenice.com/scuola-grande-san-rocco.htm

111op

Thanks.

That website says Frari is open at 1 and San Rocco is open at 9.

A bit of a pain given my limited time -- I don't really want to waste any time going to that area twice.

I guess I'll have to think about this more.

111op

Thanks -- the web gallery is quite good and has a lot of useful stuff.

I doubt that I'll spend very much time in San Rocco though (I did go during my first trip). I'll probably just take a closer look at "Crucifixion," which I think is probably the most important piece there (I've not really researched it yet).

No time to see everything.

The Frari Titian altarpiece is supposedly one of the largest pieces Titian ever did. I guess there're two, but the Assumption of the Virgin is the big one, if I recall.

I think there's also a Bellini in Frari.

(Yes, I'll bring a guidebook.)

elaine

There are wonderful Bellinis in the Correr Museum on the Piazza (small museum, excellent) and in the Zanipolo Church, the latter is open on Sundays only at 3pm.

111op

On a different topic --

I didn't want to start a new thread, but I figured that you might know, elaine.

Do you know if the 24h vaporetto pass covers the boat trip to San Lazzaro (Armenian cemetery)?

http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/venice/re_islands.htm

The link I cited says that the boat trip is covered by a multi-day pass.

I don't think that I've the time for this really, but I'm intrigued by the Eliasson installation (part of the Biennale):

http://contessanally.blogspot.com/20...f-t-b-a21.html

elaine

I can't see why San Lazzaro wouldn't be included on the pass, it's on vaporetto route # 20, but that runs VERY infrequently, only once or twice a day I think, so you should check the schedule

elaine

It occurs to me that if a Biennale exhibit is there, maybe the boat runs more frequently while that's on

caroline_edinburgh

We wanted to see that while we were in Venice, but our Biennale map said there was no public boat service.

caroline_edinburgh

P.S. We assumed you were meant to view it from a distance but didn't work out where from.

111op

I'm confused -- wouldn't the "pavillion" be on the island itself?

I think there's only one boat a day at 3:10 pm (as mentioned by both the SlowTrav link and the link I posted) to the island.

This is the NYT take on the Eliasson installation:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/16/ar...gn/16kimm.html

"Olafur Eliasson (half-Danish, half-Icelandic) has devised a pavilion, with views onto the water and ramps leading into a blackened room with a thin beam of light, like a horizon line, 360 degrees around, its intensity and color slowly shifting. The light is a Venetian spring day condensed into 14 minutes. A visitor's senses adjust to the changes, bringing body and sight slowly into equilibrium."

It's irresistible, but it'll take away two hours of my sightseeing schedule.

111op

I do want to try to see it, I mean -- even if it'll take away two hours.

When were you there, caroline? Is there anything in the Biennale you'd recommend? I'm taking a look very quickly at the articles here:

http://annotatedtimes.blogrunner.com...0AA0103A82F40/

I'm glad that someone has done some homework for me.

111op

By the way, this is a brochure for all the listings on the Biennale events that I just found:

http://artupdate.com/pdf/venice.pdf

Does someone know where the Stan Stae Church is? It's where the Swiss Pavilion is located. Kimmelman likes that installation too.

elaine

Hi
it's not far from Ca' Pesaro

http://www.jssgallery.org/Essay/Veni...h/San_Stae.htm

111op

Great, thanks elaine!

elaine

sorry, sestiere is San Polo

111op

Thanks -- I'll take a look at a map when I get home. You've given me enough info to look for it.

caroline_edinburgh

I replied with some Biennale recommendations on your other thread. I was there 18-25 June. I also recommend Pipilotti Rist at San Stae.

caroline_edinburgh

P.S. Shame we didn't find out how to visit the Olafur Eliasson installation. Oh well, in with a week we couldn't do everything ! (Didn't even get round all of the Giardini.)